ahmetb/kubectx · error

kubeconfig error: %w

Error message

kubeconfig error: %w

What it means

Wrapper error in kubectx's CurrentOp.Run: kc.Parse() failed while loading/decoding the kubeconfig (bad YAML, unreadable file, parse error). The underlying loader/parse error is wrapped with %w so callers can still errors.Is/As it; `-c` cannot proceed without a parsed kubeconfig.

Source

Thrown at cmd/kubectx/current.go:35

import (
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	"github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/internal/kubeconfig"
)

// CurrentOp prints the current context
type CurrentOp struct{}

func (_op CurrentOp) Run(stdout, _ io.Writer) error {
	if err := checkIsolatedMode(); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	kc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(kubeconfig.DefaultLoader)
	defer kc.Close()
	if err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("kubeconfig error: %w", err)
	}

	v, err := kc.GetCurrentContext()
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get current context: %w", err)
	}
	if v == "" {
		return errors.New("current-context is not set")
	}
	if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(stdout, v); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("write error: %w", err)
	}
	return nil
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 12ad6fb22e)

Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped message for the root cause (usually invalid YAML or missing file)
2. Validate the kubeconfig with `kubectl config view`
3. Fix KUBECONFIG env var if it points to a wrong file

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/kubectx/current.go:35 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ahmetb/kubectx@12ad6fb22e (2026-09-02). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bdad868ed921b8e1. Report an issue: GitHub.